Author: Kristen Lopez
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VCI: Brave One Debuts on Blu-Ray
Academy Award winning film The Brave One (1956) makes its Blu-ray debut on April 26th from VCI. Originally released on DVD by the studio in 2003, The Brave One boasts the distinction of winning an Oscar for its screenplay (written by Dalton Trumbo). VCI has also announced a repackage of Burke's Law - Season 1 in a complete set on April 5th. The series originally came out in two volumes back in 2008....
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SHOUT: Daniel Boone - Season One Arriving in April
Shout! Factory has announced an April 19th release date for Daniel Boone - Season 1. Shout Factory looks to be taking up licensing on the title. Individual seasons were originally released through Liberation Entertainment in 2006, and a complete series set debuted via 20th Century Fox in 2014. The 6-disc set contains all 29 episodes in the first season of the popular Western drama. Bonus features are still to be determined. It is unknown when th...
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BLU NOIR: Upgraded Kansas City Confidential from Film Detective
The Film Detective has announced the release of the 1952 film noir Kansas City Confidential on Blu-Ray on January 25th.The stellar cast includes John Payne, Coleen Gray and Preston Foster as well as three of the best bad guys to ever grace the silver screen: Neville Brand, Lee Van Cleef and Jack Elam. The new transfer will be an upgrade from the Film Chest release that came out in 2011.
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WARNER ARCHIVE: The Wrong Man Debuts on Blu
Warner Archive has announced the release of the 1956 film noir, The Wrong Man, on Blu-Ray as part of their Archive Collection. Released on DVD through Warner in 2004, this marks the first time the Alfred Hitchcock mystery has received HD treatment. The stellar cast includes Henry Fonda and Vera Miles. The Wrong Man will be available here at ClassicFlix on February 9th and adds to the total of over 1,600 Warner Archive tit...
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CRITERION: Bicycle Thieves and Manchurian Candidate Arrive in March
Criterion announced Vittorio De Sica's Bicycle Thieves and John Frankenheimer's Manchurian Candidate will be available on DVD and Blu-Ray in March. Originally released on DVD via Criterion in 2007, this marks the debut of Bicycle Thieves on Blu. The Manchurian Candidate receives its introduction into the Criterion Collection. It originally dropped on DVD and Blu-ray via MGM with the Blu released in 2011. Both will be single-disc Bl...
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WARNER ARCHIVE: Westerns and Comedy in New Releases
Nine new-to-DVD releases have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection with westerns and comedies being the predominant theme. January 26th: Roughshod (1949) - Robert Sterling, Gloria Grahame, Claude Jarman Jr., John Ireland, Jeff Donnell Station West (1948) - Dick Powell, Jane Greer, Agnes Moorehead, Burl Ives The Younger Brothers (1949) - Wayne Morris, Janis Paige, B...
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WARNER ARCHIVE: Bad Boy and Two Guys Lead Latest Wave
Nine new-to-DVD releases have been announced by Warner as part of their Archive Collection including Audie Murphy's first starring role in Bad Boy (1949). Also included in this week's releases are three films pairing up Dennis Morgan and Jack Carson. They are: The Time, the Place and the Girl (1946) - Janis Paige, Martha Vickers, S.Z. Sakall, Alan Hale Two Guys From Milwaukee (1946) - Joan Leslie, Janis Paige, S.Z...
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KINO: Five Titles Arrive on DVD and Blu in March
Five more titles from Kino are scheduled for release on DVD and Blu-ray in March, with all five premiering on Blu-Ray. March 1st: Gog (1954) - Richard Egan, Constance Dowling, Herbert Marshall March 8th: The Vikings (1958) - Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine, Janet Leigh, Orson Welles March 22nd: After the Fox (1966) - Peter Sell...
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FOX ARCHIVES: Trio of Titles Arrive on DVD
After two months without a release Fox announced three new entries into their Cinema Archives line. Four Men and a Prayer (1938) - Loretta Young, Richard Greene, George Sanders, David Niven, C. Aubrey Smith It Happened in Flatbush (1942) - Lloyd Nolan, Carole Landis, Sara Allgood, William Frawley Bad Boy (1935) - James Dunn, Dorothy Wilson, Louise Fazenda All are making their DVD debut -- alth...
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Five Unforgettable Christmas Moments
The tree is up, the stockings are hung by the chimney with care, and it's time to wait for 'ole St. Nick. What can you do in the meantime? Watch a movie, of course! I'm a big fan of Christmas films, and some of my favorites have such iconic moments that make me smile, cry, and remember the reason for the season. Here are the five Christmas moments I enjoy revisiting every year that you should pass along to your family, hot chocolate optional!Christmas in Connecticut
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